Standard Common Name

Lattice Butterflyfish

Alternative Name/s

Latticed Coralfish, Raffles' Coralfish

Identification

The Lattice Butterflyfish has a yellow body with black scale margins that create a lattice effect. A black bar passes through the eye and there is a submarginal black band on the rear of the dorsal fin. The caudal fin is yellow with a black bar.

Size range

The species grows to 15 cm in length.

Distribution

It occurs in tropical marine waters of the Indo-West and Central Pacific, from Sri Lanka, north to Japan, south to Australia and east to the Tuamoto Islands. In Australia it is known from off north-western Western Australia and the entire length of the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland.

The map below shows the Australian distribution of the species based on public sightings and specimens in Australian Museums. Click on the map for detailed information. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.